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The Supreme Court is in recess. Now what? (A message from Chuck Schumer)
The campaign environment is changing going into the midterms. Here’s how.
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Hi team, it’s Senator Schumer here.
The Supreme Court’s most recent term is over. In its wake is a slate of decisions that will shape our politics for years to come, and Republicans are already moving to exploit every new advantage the Court has handed them.
This term empowered Trump’s agenda by rewriting campaign finance laws, gutting the Voting Rights Act, and weakening commonsense gun safety laws. And the consequences are now unfolding for all to see. I want to share some details about the Court’s harmful rulings on voting rights and campaign finance.
The Decisions
In April, Trump’s Supreme Court destroyed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais. For 60 years, the VRA has safeguarded voters against racially discriminatory district maps. But now, the Court’s decision has unleashed a wave of Republican-led gerrymandering that dilutes the power of minority voters in districts across the country.
The changes didn’t stop there.
In late June, the court ruled in NRSC v. FEC, siding with the Republican Party’s efforts to overturn decades of precedent and rewrite campaign finance laws, eliminating a key safeguard against corruption in our elections. This decision allows Republican committees to spend even more money from billionaires to prop up their candidates.
How did we get here?
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None of this happened by accident. It started, as many things do, with the Senate. Republican Senate majorities rubber-stamped every single one of Trump’s handpicked justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.
Both of these cases, along with many other disastrous opinions over the last few years, can be directly connected to Senate Republicans’ confirmations of Trump’s three far-right justices. Among them: overturning Roe v. Wade and restricting abortion access, handing Trump immunity for official actions in Trump v. United States, and more.
This is what is at stake.
This isn’t abstract, and this isn’t an accident. What we do between now and November will determine our rights, our representation, and our future -- not only for ourselves, but for our children, and generations to come.
What can we do now?
A new Supreme Court vacancy could arise during Trump’s final two years in office -- which makes the Senate majority absolutely crucial.
Every seat we defend or flip is a step forward, and the DSCC is the only committee solely focused on winning back the Senate for Democrats to stop Trump’s allies from allowing whatever will come next. We can’t go forward without your help, so please: Help us organize, show up, and vote to make an impact this year. Change can happen, but only with the help of voices like yours.
If you want to help build the infrastructure we need to take back the Senate and elevate voices like yours, consider donating to the DSCC today to join our movement and make an impact in November.
Thank you for standing with us,
Chuck Schumer
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